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Myles Rice and Joseph Yesufu double-team EWU's Cedric Coward at the top of the arc, Nov. 27, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougs’ Coward named to WCC preseason team

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor October 18, 2024

WSU participated in its first West Coast Conference media day Thursday, and while the team was picked to finish fifth, one Coug received individual recognition as well. Senior Cedric Coward was the...

Newly signed head coach David Riley arrives for his press conference, April 4, in Pullman, Wash.

Recreating the Cougs; Diving into WSU’s new look men’s basketball roster

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor October 5, 2024

WSU men’s basketball enters the 2024-25 season with 12 new faces and an entirely new coaching staff. Returning only two players from last year’s NCAA Tournament squad, a lot of work went into producing...

WSU head coach Kamie Ethridge looks on as her team takes down Cal Poly in the season opener, Nov. 6, in Pullman, Wash.

Women’s basketball announces 2024-25 schedule

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor September 8, 2024

WSU announced their full 30-game 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule. They begin non-conference play Oct. 20, before starting their first season in the West Coast Conference Dec. 19.  The season...

CJ Allen jumps during his event at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 6, 2015. He would go on to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics for Team USA

Meet the Cougars who competed at the Paris Olympics

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor August 22, 2024

The Cougars were well represented in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A group of seven current and former Cougs represented six countries and one brought home a gold medal. That was Trinity Rodman,...

New Head Coach David Riley addresses WSU fans for the first time since his hiring, April 4, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU announces full slate of non-conference match ups

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor August 21, 2024

The WSU men’s basketball team announced its full slate of non-conference matchups for 2024. The schedule includes six home games, five road games and a tournament in California. The season will tip...

Jaylen Wells rises above the sea of defenders for a mid-range shot, Jan. 27, in Pullman, Wash.

Jaylen Wells drafted; Isaac Jones signs NBA contract

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor June 29, 2024

With the 39th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies select Jaylen Wells from Washington State University. When those words were read, Wells’ goal when he came to WSU came true. He was now...

Isaiah Watts shoots from downtown against the Trojans, Feb. 29, in Pullman, Wash

Men’s basketball conference opponents announced for 2024

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor June 6, 2024

The West Coast Conference released the conference matchups for the 2024–25 men’s basketball season Thursday. Among the teams coming to Pullman is Gonzaga, the in-state foes that have avoided Beasley...

Joseph Yesufu attempts a three-pointer against Idaho, Nov. 6, in Pullman, Wash.

Portal movement continues for WSU basketball

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor May 17, 2024

The college basketball transfer portal’s entrance closed at the start of May, but those already in the portal still need to find their destinations. As two more former Cougs have announced their destinations,...

WSU guard Charlisse Leger-Walker (5) dribbles around UCLA guard Camryn Brown (35) during the second half of an NCAA collegiate basketball game, Feb. 11. 2022

Charlisse Leger-Walker commits to UCLA

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor April 28, 2024

The next stage of Charlisse Leger-Walker’s college basketball career will begin where her WSU career ended. The third all-time leading scorer in WSU women’s basketball history announced on her X...

WSU guard Joseph Yesufu driveson Dane Erikstrup during an NCAA men’s basketball game against Eastern Washington, Nov. 27, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Two more Eagles, one Wildcat follow David Riley to new roost

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 25, 2024

When the first Eastern Washington Eagle committed to WSU, Ethan Price, it was thought that he could be the first of many. Now, two of his teammates have joined him in following new WSU men’s basketball...

WSU senior guard Jabe Mullins talks to WSU senior forward Andrej Jakimovski during the Apple Cup, March 7 in Pullman, Wash.

Jakimovski, Mullins to transfer to the Rockies

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 25, 2024

Two more Cougs, both of them graduate transfers, have decided on their landing spots out of the transfer portal. Longtime Coug Andrej Jakimovski is headed to Colorado, while Jabe Mullins is headed to Montana...

Rueben Chinyelu thanking the crowd after showing out for the Cougs win over Cal, Feb. 15, in Pullman, Wash.

Rueben Chinyelu to transfer to Florida

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 18, 2024

After playing a key role for a WSU team that made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament, Rueben Chinyelu is transferring. WSU’s freshman blocks record holder is headed to Florida, joining a team...

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